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Lesson: Chapter 18 — Work, Energy and Power

18.3. Power 2 of 7

Question 2

One watt is defined as which of these?

The right answer is the one marked above.

1 J s-1. A watt is one joule of work done every second — a rate, not an amount.

1 J and 1 N m are both amounts of work, and they are equal to each other. Neither says anything about how long the work took.

Answer the question to continue.